House explodes on St. Paul's East Side; a person removed from wreckage – twin cities

A home exploded in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood Friday morning.

Firemen responded to the scene in the 600th district Payne Avenue at 8.30. A person who was in the home was taken away from the wreck. The firefighters did not immediately have information about the person’s permission.

A dog and a cat were also drawn from the wreck of the home. The firemen said that both animals were susceptible.

Rubbish litters about the intersection after the explosion. Windows was split into a home across the street and eight residents in the surrounding homes shifted.